- Cheapest way to get ADSL for 6 months?
- Posted by Oliver Keating on January 11th, 2004
I will be moving to a place that I don't intend to stay for more than 6
months.
But I do want broadband.
Most companies want you to sign up to a minimum 12 month contract, so
presumably after you cancel after 6months you have to pay them a lump sum
relating to how much you have to pay for the remaining time?
This would mean the monthly charge is effectively doubled.
Should I just look for the cheapest broadband supplier (looks like Pipex),
or are there some companies that sport lower term contracts?
I do have all my own equipment so I don't care about that!
- Posted by Tiscali Tim on January 11th, 2004
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Oliver Keating <oliver.keating@NOSPAMPLEASE.ic.ac.uk> wrote:
You can have a monthly contract with PlusNet with no penalty clauses for
cancellation - BUT you will have to pay an actuation fee of £70 up front AND
provide your own ADSL modem or router (which, of course, you can take to
your next place).
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Cheers,
Tim
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- Posted by Ian Stirling on January 11th, 2004
Oliver Keating <oliver.keating@nospamplease.ic.ac.uk> wrote:
http://www.adslguide.org.uk/
Lots and lots of providers offer monthly contract.
I'd recommend plusnet, who do, and I've had very good performance from.
I'd be very appreciative if you'd enter "mauve" as the referrer if you
decide to go with plusnet.
They are not utterly the cheapest, but they have a lot of usefull add-ons,
for very little extra.
- Posted by Sector999 on January 11th, 2004
try www.zen.co.uk
month to month contract basis
- Posted by Ian Stirling on January 11th, 2004
Tiscali Tim <me@privacy.net> wrote:
Most places pass on the activation fee (that they are charged by BT)
in some manner.
Either explicitly up front, or as part of the monthly fee.
Some "1 month contract" offers in the small print say that if you
cancel within a year, the connection fee will be charged then.
- Posted by Oliver Keating on January 11th, 2004
"Ian Stirling" <root@mauve.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:tRcMb.13255$tQ6.399816@wards.force9.net...
Ok, I haven't looked here for a while, may check it out
Heh, your not just recommending them because you get commission are you? 
- Posted by Paul on January 11th, 2004
Oliver Keating wrote:
Some students in Bath ran ethernet cable through their loft to the house
next door to get access.
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Paul
- Posted by Ian Stirling on January 11th, 2004
Oliver Keating <oliver.keating@nospamplease.ic.ac.uk> wrote:
I would, but I honestly believe they are the best balance of price and
services (at least for me).
Good response to any queries I have had to the customer service team,
news server at least has plans to upgrade to decent binary coverage, decent
amount of webspace, CGI/shell server, options for more IP addresses free
if you need them, web-based admin tool so that you can alter any details
you need to, dial-up backup access, ...
- Posted by Martin² on January 12th, 2004
We have answered this very question you posted before !
If you can't be bothered to read the replies....,
do your own research !
Regards,
Martin
- Posted by Lasitha on January 12th, 2004
"Oliver Keating" <oliver.keating@NOSPAMPLEASE.ic.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:40015732$1_5@athenanews.com...
forget to disconnect you (like me).
Lasitha
- Posted by Philip Wagstaff on January 12th, 2004
Try V21 £19.99 a month, monthly contracts, email, webspace etc they can
provide the gear or you can do it yourself. Or there's Tiscali's reduced BB
for £15 a month.
"Oliver Keating" <oliver.keating@NOSPAMPLEASE.ic.ac.uk> wrote in message
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